Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA single organism of plankton.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπλάζομαι
- Koine Greekπλαγκτήρ“wanderer; one who leads another astray, beguiler”
- GermanPlankter
- Englishplankter
Borrowed from German Plankter, from Koine Greek πλαγκτήρ (planktḗr, “wanderer; one who leads another astray, beguiler”), modelled after German Plankton (“plankton”). Πλαγκτήρ (Planktḗr) is derived from Ancient Greek πλάζομαι (plázomai) (the mediopassive of πλᾰ́ζω (plắzō, “to turn away from (something); to roam, wander”)) + -τήρ (-tḗr, suffix forming masculine agent nouns from verbs). By surface analysis, plankt- + -er.
More words from German, Koine Greek, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish planktoneliö
- planktoneliösingle organism of plankton
German Plankter
- Planktersingle organism of plankton
Urdu پیراکیا
- پیراکیا (pirākiyā)single organism of plankton
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plankter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plankter
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